Sephora Recommendations please

Jul 11, 2015

Alaina C.

Okay people! In like 4 hours I'm going to Sephora to shop my heart out like I never have before. I got my first paycheck from work and am treating myself. SO what is your all time favorite things to get at Sephora! I am open to ANYTHING!

I am oily skin, and fair if that helps with recommendations at all :)

Can't WAIT to hear what your favorites are!

Jul 11, 2015

Cady V.

Ahh have fun girl! 😊

perfume:
my favorite scents are nest midnight fleur & versace bright crystal, both available in rollerballs :)

hair:
- agave oil treatment has literally saved my dry, color-treated hair!
- alterna haircare bamboo smooth kendi dry oil mist is also amazing & it's a good heat protectant :)

of course, I recommend a beautyblender & the blendercleanser solid if you don't already own :)

the MUF step one skin equalizer smoothing primer is my favorite (I have rather large pores & texture)

kat von d shade & light contour palette is amazing!

I also love the clinique cheek pops. my favorites are plum pop, ginger pop, & cola pop 😊

my favorite pencil liner is the marc jacobs highliner gel crayon. literally is so pigmented & does not budge on my waterline!

too faced lashgasm makes my lashes so long, full, & whispy looking :) I also used to love benefit they're real, I just haven't used it in a couple years because I've been testing out new mascaras lol

I love buxom full-on lip creams! beware of the tingling sensation, it's not bad but if you don't like that then you may not like these :) white russian is gorgeous with any lip liner / lipstick, & I also love creamsicle & lavender cosmo, especially with nude liners / lipsticks

if you're up for trying out the sephora face masks or eye masks, the lingzhi (anti-aging & smoothing) is my favorite & good for the inexpensive prices 😊

have fun shopping! I would love to see what you end up buying!

Jul 11, 2015

Hannah K.

Oh my goodness, "anything" is quite a lot at Sephora. Do you already own anything particularly popular/is there anything you really do not want?

I think I'll just go by category, somewhat. I'll skip the ones that aren't as exciting =)

Foundation: Cover FX Custom Cover drops. These have become my life. I am one with Cover FX. These are actually incredibly amazing, they're great because you can adjust the coverage to whatever you want, and they're designed to be mixed with other things. Have a sunscreen you adore? Mix it with these for a tinted SPF. Have a serum that does wonders for your skin? You can mix that too. These are really my favorite recent makeup invention. I know foundation isn't really fun but these are awesome.

Moving on to fun stuff.

Eyeshadow: Absolutely get a Kat Von D palette. She has by far my favorite palettes out at this particular moment (with the exception of Viseart, which are only available at Sephora online). All of her shades are really pigmented and super smooth. If you're really a neutrals girl, the Shade and Light would be fabulous for you. If you're a little more adventurous, the Monarch and Innerstellar palettes tie for my favorite Kat Von D palette that I own. Really, you can't go wrong with this formulation and pigmentation. You should also absolutely look into Urban Decay's single shadows or the Shadowbox (I'd never recommend the Naked line, I personally do not like them and think that it is a total misnomer). These are super pigmented, really beautifully colored shadows that I adore. Seriously, Urban Decay possesses my favorite eyeshadows ever. You should also definitely look into Too Faced, I have a bunch of their palettes and enjoy all of them. My personal favorite is the Sugar Pop palette, but they have a lot of other great options as well.

Eyeliner: I'm a UD girl in this regard as well, I love all of the Urban Decay 24/7 liners. They're gorgeous and go on super smooth. I'd also recommend the Marc Jacobs Highliner Gel Crayons, because they're utterly fabulous and they have a great formulation and absolutely amazing staying power in the waterline. If you're interested in gel/cream liner, my favorite is by Nars, their eye paints are absolutely perfect. My favorites are Snake Eyes, Baalbek, Tatar and Ubangi, but they have 10 shades and it's a beautiful liner. If you're into black liquid liner, the Kat Von D felt tipped liner pen is by far the best that I have tried.

Lipsticks: definitely try to get your hands on the Bite Beauty Frozen Berries collection which is out now for fall. They're gorgeous shades and I'm absolutely in love with the formula on all Bite lip products. I'm also a sucker for a Nars Audacious lipstick, my personal favorite shade is Lana but they have a wonderful range that's really conducive to picking the perfect shade for you. I also absolutely adore the YSL Volupte Tint-in-oil, it just feels so nice on your lips. My favorite shade is #5, Cherry my Cherie. I'm also falling hardcore for the Urban Decay and Marc Jacobs lipglosses. Urban Decay's glosses are super pigmented and absolutely beautiful, and they don't feel sticky or gross over time like some do. Marc Jacobs' glosses are not necessarily as pigmented, but I don't mind that. They have beautiful colors regardless, and they have a minty smell to them which I happen to like. I'd also recommend checking out the Kat Von D studded kiss lipsticks; I'm utterly addicted to Poe which is definitely not for everyone but I think the formula is great so check those out. If you're a liquid lipstick kinda gal, then definitely check out Kat Von D and Stila's liquid lipsticks, because they're both wonderful and have great staying power. I also really like the Urban Decay Revolution lipsticks, they're really nicely pigmented and I think that Shame is a gorgeous fall shade.

Miscellaneous, not as fun things that are my HG products (or just that I really love):

-The Urban Decay Primer Potion. I've been working on my professional size of this for almost 6 years and it's still not gone. To be fair, the professional size is HUGE (.85 oz) but either way, this stuff is fabulous, keeps all of my makeup on forever (we're talking 19 hour days, football tailgates, Miami heat...), and really lasts in the packaging as well.

-Per-fekt Lash Perfection Gel, this stuff is absolutely my holy grail mascara. It's super black, it doesn't flake throughout the day, it has a really nice skinny wand in that helps to really get all of your lashes and separate them beautifully. I also love that this has a nourishing formula, so it's not incredibly harsh on your lashes the way that other mascaras tend to be. Yes, it's pricey, but it gets my lashes exactly the way I want them.

-skincare wise, I'm seriously loving the Peter Thomas Roth FirmX Gel Peel, it's basically gommage, so you put it on your face, rub it around and all of your dead skin cells just ball up so you can rinse them off. Sounds gross, is totally amazing. I'd also really recommend the Fresh Sugar Lip Treatments. They're one of my top three lip balms (the only only available at Sephora), and they're super smooth, they make even my lips feel amazing, and I have chronically chapped lips.

-Haircare wise, definitely look into the Living Proof line, it's incredibly good for your hair as it is sulfate, sodium chloride and silicone free. It makes my hair feel like silk, and I'm loooving it.

I'm absolutely happy to recommend more or give opinions on anything you think might be of interest to you =)

Jul 11, 2015

Kyla K.

It's been 6 hours since this post has uploaded, so instead of reccomending could you do a haul post?!

Jul 12, 2015

Alaina C.

Hi guys thanks for all your AWESOME recommendations!